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1
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What are the 3 primary locations of the pain pathway

A
  1. periphery
  2. spinal cord
  3. cortex
2
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What are nociceptors

A

specialized receptors that detect pain

3
Q

What locations do nociceptors detect pain from

A

our skin
musculoskeletal system
internal organs

4
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What are the three types of noxious stimulus

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mechanical
temperature
chemical

5
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What type of fiber is the first to recognize pain

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Alpha

6
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What activates alpha fibres

A

mechanical and thermal stimulation

7
Q

What are two characteristics of alpha fibres

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fast and myelinated

8
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What type of fibres send signals which are diffuse and secondary

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c fibers

9
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What activates c fibers

A

chemical reaction referred to as inflammatory soup

10
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What are two characteristics of c fibers

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slow and unmyelinated

11
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Which type of fibres are involved in pain modulation

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beta fibers

12
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beta fibers are what type of sensory fibre

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general

13
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what are the three type of nociceptor fibres

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Alpha, C, beta

14
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nociceptive information enters the spinal cord via the…

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spinal ganglion and the into the posterior horn of the spinal cord